Housing
Reporting faults early helps you deal with problems in your home’s indoor environment.
Goal: understand the basics and find the right official help route.
Translated from Swedish. Always rely on the Swedish text and the official source.
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Bostad
Tidig felanmälan hjälper dig att hantera problem i bostadens inomhusmiljö.
- Fastighetsägaren ansvarar för att förebygga och upptäcka brister som kan orsaka hälsoproblem.
- Den boende behöver sköta bostaden, exempelvis rengöra luftventiler och torka upp spill.
- Håll ventiler öppna; ändra inte frånluftsventilens inställning vid rengöring.
- Meddela fastighetsägaren direkt om vattenläckor och andra problem.
- Uppmärksamma läckage, fukt, dålig luft och skadedjur.
- Felanmäl till fastighetsägaren; i bostadsrätt kontaktas styrelsen.
- Kontakta kommunens miljö- och hälsoskyddskontor om ett hälsopåverkande problem inte får hjälp.
Informationen gäller lägenheter i flerbostadshus. Golv och våtrum har olika konstruktioner; följ skötselanvisningarna. Tysta tider varierar mellan hus, inte en allmän regel klockan 22.
Good to know
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The property owner must prevent and find faults that could cause health problems.
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The resident needs to look after the home, for example by cleaning air vents and wiping up spills.
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Keep vents open; do not change the setting of the exhaust vent when cleaning.
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Tell the property owner immediately about water leaks and other problems.
Three steps to get started
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Watch out for leaks, damp, poor air and pests.
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Report faults to the property owner; in a tenant-owned flat, contact the board.
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If a health problem in the home is not fixed, contact the municipality. Ask for its environmental and health protection office.
A practical checklist to try. It does not add any legal requirements.
Important distinctions
This information is about flats in apartment buildings. Floors and wet rooms can be built differently. Follow their care instructions. Quiet hours differ between buildings. There is no general rule about 10 pm.
Practice question
Show the right answer and explanation
A. Contact the property owner immediately.
Reporting quickly means the problem can be fixed before the damage grows.
This question is practice, not a test. Answers are not saved.
Sources
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Folkhälsomyndigheten
Har du problem med inomhusmiljön i din bostad? (opens in a new tab)“Håll ventiler öppna så att frisk luft kan komma in.”
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Rental flats, cooperative apartments and owning a home
The most common ways to live in Sweden and what they mean for your rights and your responsibilities.
Rental flats, cooperative apartments and owning a home. The most common ways to live in Sweden and what they mean for your rights and your responsibilities.Rental flat
With a rental flat, you rent the home from a landlord and pay rent every month. The landlord owns the building and is responsible for the flat being in good condition.
A rental agreement lasts until further notice (indefinite time) unless you have agreed on something else. If you rent directly from the landlord, you usually have the right to stay even if the landlord ends the agreement. There are exceptions, for example if you have seriously broken your obligations.
- You can always ask for the rental agreement to be written on paper.
- The landlord must put up their name and an address where they can be reached, in a visible place in the building.
Cooperative apartment
When you buy a cooperative apartment, you do not own the flat itself. You own the right to live in it for an unlimited time, as long as you follow the housing association's bylaws and house rules.
The building is owned by a housing association. As a member, you own a share of the association. The members choose a board and make decisions by voting at the members' meeting.
- The board decides who can become a member. Membership can be refused if the buyer cannot meet the financial duties to the association.
- If the association says no, you can apply to the rent tribunal (hyresnämnden) within one month of the decision.
- The association's bylaws decide what the association is responsible for and what you are responsible for in the flat.
Your own house
If you own and live in a villa, you have full responsibility for the house and the indoor environment yourself. No landlord or association takes care of maintenance for you.
Renting from a private person
If you rent a detached house, cooperative apartment or owner-occupied flat directly from a private person, the Private Letting Act has applied to new agreements since 1 July 2026. It gives different rules from the Rental Act, including for the rent. Read the agreement carefully and ask what applies before you sign.
Insurance depends on how you live
Everyone needs home insurance, no matter how they live. If you live in a cooperative apartment or a detached house, you also need cooperative apartment insurance or house insurance.
Sources
- Sveriges riksdag: Jordabalk (1970:994), 12 kap. Hyra (hyreslagen) (opens in a new tab)
- Sveriges Domstolar: Medlem i bostadsrättsförening (opens in a new tab)
- Sveriges Domstolar: Nya regler för hyra och bostadsrätt sommaren 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Boverket: Problem med inomhusmiljön (opens in a new tab)
- Konsumenternas Försäkringsbyrå: Hemförsäkringar (opens in a new tab)
- Sveriges Domstolar: Så ansöker du hos hyresnämnden (opens in a new tab)
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Looking for housing and housing queues
How housing waiting lists work and which fees are allowed when you look for a home.
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Looking for housing and housing queues. How housing waiting lists work and which fees are allowed when you look for a home.Kommunens ansvar Locked
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Contracts, rent and deposits
What the rental agreement must include, when the rent must be paid and what applies to security and deposits.
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Contracts, rent and deposits. What the rental agreement must include, when the rent must be paid and what applies to security and deposits.Hyresavtalet Locked
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Subletting and fraud
Your rights when you sublet [rent from a tenant, not the landlord] and how you avoid fake adverts and black-market rental contracts.
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Subletting and fraud. Your rights when you sublet [rent from a tenant, not the landlord] and how you avoid fake adverts and black-market rental contracts.Andrahand kräver tillstånd Locked
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Moving, inspections and ending a contract
How you give notice on your rental agreement, what applies on moving day and how you protect yourself at the inspection.
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Moving, inspections and ending a contract. How you give notice on your rental agreement, what applies on moving day and how you protect yourself at the inspection.Säga upp avtalet Locked
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Guide: Ventilation, damp and reporting faults
Step by step: what you do when something breaks, or when there is damp or poor air quality in your home.
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Guide: Ventilation, damp and reporting faults. Step by step: what you do when something breaks, or when there is damp or poor air quality in your home.Vem ansvarar för vad? Locked
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Heating and care instructions for your building
The minimum standard a home must have and how you look after your flat properly.
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Heating and care instructions for your building. The minimum standard a home must have and how you look after your flat properly.Lägsta godtagbara standard Locked
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Shared laundry rooms and spaces
Your right to use the laundry room and storage room, and how you think about other people.
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Shared laundry rooms and spaces. Your right to use the laundry room and storage room, and how you think about other people.Din rätt till tvättstuga och förråd Locked
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Neighbours and your building’s rules
What the law says about disturbances and what happens if you do not follow the rules.
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Neighbours and your building’s rules. What the law says about disturbances and what happens if you do not follow the rules.Du får inte störa grannarna Locked
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Guide: Home insurance and disagreements
Why you need home insurance and what to do, step by step, if you have a dispute with your landlord.
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Guide: Home insurance and disagreements. Why you need home insurance and what to do, step by step, if you have a dispute with your landlord.Varför hemförsäkring? Locked
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